Counting machine



C. F. BALDWIN.

COUNTING MACHINE.

APPLlcAxo'N FILED ocT.3x,1919;

1,409,646. Patented Mar. 14, 1922,

[NI/ENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

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NTO/fi [NVE A TTORNEY C. F. BALDWIN.

COUNTING MACHINE.

APPucATxoN FILED ocT. al, 1919.

,l mv@ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CREIGr-ITON F. BALDWIN, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CONTING MACHINE.

Laconic.

To all whom t may conce/m Be it known thatl, CRnreHroN F. Bano. WIN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful 1mprovements in Counting Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention pertains to counting machines, and the chief purpose of the iuvention is to provide a counting machine especially adapted for counting fnrs, although it may be adapted to other uses.

In the large establishments where furs are handled, it is the practice to assort them into various grades. Then the furs of each grade are counted separately. This countingis usually done mentally, the numbers being carried in mind by the operator. Thus mistakes are. very apt to occur.

The primary object of the present invention, therefore, is to provide a machine which will automatically register the number of furs p assed'through it.

A secondary object is to provide such a machine with a swinging gate under which the furs are successively passed; the oscillations of the gate in turn being automatically registered upon a suitable counter.

A further object is to produce the machine in a simple, practical and efficient form best adapted for the purposes intended.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view.

Figure 2, a side elevation.

Figure 3, an end elevation.

Figures l, 5 and 6 are details of the cam and sliding shaft mechanisms which operate the counter.

Fig. 7 is a detail showing in perspective the arrangement of the counter actuating lever and attached elements.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in carrying out my invention in its preferred construction, I provide a primary table 1, mounted upon the legs 2, and a secondary, adjustable table 3,-which is pivoted by means of brackets 5 to the bearing rod 4 extended between the legs of the primary table 1. The secondary table 3 is also provided with outwardly positioned folding legs 6, hinged beneath the secondary table 3 by means of hinges 7 so that the legs 6 may be readily folded up underneath the secondary table 3 andthus permit the secondary table to assume an inclined position, with `its outer Specification of Leners Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

end resting upon the ground. Toggle levers S afford means for bracing the legs 6 in upright position when the secondary table 3 is elevated. Tt will be noted that the secondary yable stands lower than the primary table. This arrangement is to accommodate furs which are passed from the primary table onto the secondary table and so that a pile of furs may accumulate on the secondary table without rising above the surface of the primary table and obstructing the operator. As these piles accumulate they arecarried away by boys. However, should a boy be delayed in his work in carrying away the piles of furs, the operator may lower the outer end of the secondary table by folding up the legs 6, as indicated, and thus the furs will slide to the ground and a considerable number may be permitted to accumulate without interfering with or delaying the operator. This is the purpose of the adjustable feature of the secondary table.

Transyersely across the end of the pri mary tablel, adjacent the secondary table 2, is rigi lly mounted a swinging ate 9. same being piyotally suspended from a rod 10, the

rod 10 being mounted upon an upright 11,y

the latter in turn being rigidly mounted upon the table The gate 9 is pivotally suspended from the rod 10 by means of rings 12 secured to the upper edge of the gate 9, encircling the rod 10. The rod 10 is mounted freely through the rings 12 so as to permit the gate 9 to swing easily back and forth. The inner ring has a portion of its periphery cut away so as to leave a cutout 1213 which has u square shoulder 1-l. Adjacent this cutout is mounted a cam 15 upon its pivot 1t. This cam is triangular shaped. with one leg 1T extended into the cutout 13 and so that the shoulder 14e will impinge thereupon as the gate 9 swings bach and forth. The other leg 1S of the cam 15 eX- teuds forwardly and clear of the cutout 13. A. sliding shaft 19 is mounted longitudinally along the rod 10, being held freely in place by means of the guide 20. The inner end of this sliding shaft is provided with a roller 21 which is nicely adjusted into Contact with the leg 18 of the cam 15. The outer end of the sliding shaft 19 is pivoted by means of the pivot to the lower end of a bell crank lever 2S, the latter being pivoted through its angle by means of a pivot 2/1 to the bra.v ltr-t Q5. The outer end of the bell crank lever is bent forwardly upon itself at right angles so as to form an outstanding end 26. From the outer extremity of this end 2G is pivoted therod 27-28 by means of a pivot 29. The two sections 27 and 28 are connected b v a turn buckle 30 by means of which the sections 27 and 28 may be extended or drawn together for the purposes ot adjustment. The lower end of' the section 28 is pivoted to the arm 31 of the counter 32 by means of a pivot 33. The counter 32 is rigidly mounted upon the bar 10. A spring B5 attached and stretched between the point 40 on the shaft 19 and the point 41 on the rod l0 serves normally to throw the shaft 1.9 inwardly, with the roller 21 constantly in contact with the cam leg 18. The inner end ol. the rod 10 may be squared, and thus slidingly passed through the square mortisc 3G, by which arrangement the gate 9 may be readily adjusted to various widths of tables.

ln operation as the furs are counted from the table 1 they are passed through -the gate 9, the gate 9 being swung outwardly for this purpose, and as the gate 9 operates back and forth, the shoulder 14, formed in the ring 12, comes into Contact with the leg 17 of the cam 15, which causes the leg 1S of said cam to move outwardly and force the sliding shaft 19 outwardly along the rod 20, thus swinging the upper armof the bell crank lever 23 and the lever 27 28 upwardly, causing the counter to register one unit for each oscillation of the gate 9, and

thus the count of the turs passed through the gate 9 is automatically taken care of and. registered -upon the counter 32.

While I have herein described a certain specific method of constructing and assembling the elements of my invention, it is understood same may be varied in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention as defined in the appended claim.

That I claim to be new and patentable is:

A counting mechanism, comprising a .sup-

porting table; a rod mounted horizontally across one end of the table and spaced upwardly therefrom g a gate pivoted to said rod from its upper edge by means of rings; a counter mounted adjacent said gate; and a lever system connecting the gate with the counter, said system embodying a shouldered recess formed in one of the supporting rings of the gate; a triangular cam mounted on the rod with one leg adapted to `play into said recess; a sliding shaft mounted longitudinally along the rod, with its inner end in contact with the other leg of said triangular cam; a bell crank lever pivoted from one arm to the outer end ot the sliding shaft` and having its other arm operatively connected with said counter.

CREIGHTONF. BALDWIN.

Witnesses A. K. DOBLE, ESTHER S. 71MMERMAN. 

